List of tallest buildings in Detroit
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This list of tallest buildings in Detroit ranks skyscrapers and high rises in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan by height. The tallest skyscraper in Detroit is the 73-story Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, which rises {{convert|727|ft|m|0}} along Detroit's International Riverfront.{{Ref label|note01|A|a}}{{Cite web|title=Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=marriottrenaissancecenter-detroit-mi-usa |publisher=Emporis.com |access-date=2007-11-04 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929160223/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=marriottrenaissancecenter-detroit-mi-usa |archive-date=2007-09-29 }} It is the tallest building in the state of Michigan, the 97th-tallest building in the United States, and the second tallest hotel building in the Western Hemisphere. Another famous skyscraper is Ally Detroit Center, which stands as the 3rd-tallest building in the city and the state.{{Cite web|title=One Detroit Center |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=comericatower-detroit-mi-usa |publisher=Emporis.com |access-date=2007-11-04 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930080239/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=comericatower-detroit-mi-usa |archive-date=2007-09-30 }}
Detroit's history of skyscrapers began in 1889, with completion of the historic 10-story Hammond Building—considered the city's first steel-framed skyscraper.{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=156803 |title=Hammond Building |access-date=2007-11-05 |publisher=Emporis.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930064213/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=156803 |archive-date=2007-09-30 }} It was followed by the [https://historicdetroit.org/buildings/detroit-savings-bank-building Savings Bank Building] in 1895, the Majestic Building in 1896, and the [https://historicdetroit.org/buildings/union-trust-co-building Union Trust Building] in 1896. Detroit witnessed a massive building boom during the Roaring Twenties, resulting in the construction of many of the city's ornate skyscrapers, including the Penobscot, Guardian, Fisher, Buhl, Stott, and Broderick.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930040616/http://standards.emporis.com/?nav=realestate&lng=3&esn=24419 Data Standards: skyscraper (ESN 24419)]}}, Emporis Standards, Retrieved January 27, 2011.
One Woodward Avenue, which rises {{convert|430|ft|m|0}}, was the tallest building constructed in the city during the 1960s. Detroit is the site of nine skyscrapers at least {{convert|492|ft|m|0}} in height and twenty-seven at least {{convert|327|ft|m|0}} in height. Overall, the skyline of Detroit is ranked (based upon existing and under construction buildings over {{convert|492|ft|m|0}}) third in the Midwestern United States (after Chicago and Minneapolis) and fourteenth in the United States, after New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Boston, Las Vegas, Seattle, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis.{{Ref label|note02|B|^}}
The most recently constructed skyscrapers in the city are One Detroit Center, completed in 1993, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown, completed in 2009. The latter rises {{convert|348|ft|m|0}} and contains 30 floors.{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=greektowncasinohotel-detroit-mi-usa |title=Greektown Casino Hotel |access-date=2007-11-04 |publisher=Emporis.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307001643/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=greektowncasinohotel-detroit-mi-usa |archive-date=2007-03-07 }} The city has received many significant restoration projects, which include the 29 story Westin Book Cadillac Hotel; originally built in 1924 and restored in 2008, it rises {{convert|349|ft|m|0}}.
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Tallest buildings
This list ranks Detroit skyscrapers that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year a building was completed.
Tallest buildings by pinnacle height
File:Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan from S 2014-12-07.jpg in 2014]]
This list ranks Detroit skyscrapers based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas. As architectural features and spires can be regarded as subjective, some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this method of measurement. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes.
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| Rank
! Name ! class="unsortable"|Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center | 755 / 230 | 727 / 222 | |
| 2 | Penobscot Building | 664 / 202 | 565 / 172 | |
| 3 | Guardian Building | 632 / 193 | 495 / 151 | |
| 4 | One Detroit Center | 619 / 189 | 619 / 189 | |
| 5 | Cadillac Tower | 578 / 176 | 438 / 133 | |
| 6= | Renaissance Center Tower 100 | 522 / 159 | 522 / 159 | |
| 6= | Renaissance Center Tower 200 | 522 / 159 | 522 / 159 | |
| 6= | Renaissance Center Tower 300 | 522 / 159 | 522 / 159 | |
| 6= | Renaissance Center Tower 400 | 522 / 159 | 522 / 159 | |
| 10 | Fisher Building | 489 / 135 | 444 / 135 |
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Tallest proposed or under construction
= Tallest under construction =
This lists high-rises and skyscrapers under construction or topped-out in Detroit that are expected to rise at least 200 feet (61 m).
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| Rank
! Name ! Image ! Floors ! Year ! Notes |
|---|
| 1
| |49 |2025 |Groundbreaking occurred on December 14, 2017.{{cite web |url=http://hudsonssitedetroit.com/ |title=Hudson's Site Development |access-date=22 February 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223130500/http://hudsonssitedetroit.com/ |archive-date=2017-02-23 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20170531/NEWS/170539960/bedrock-to-begin-hudsons-site-work-in-december|title=Bedrock to begin Hudson's site work in December|last=Livengood|first=Chad|work=Crain's Detroit|access-date=1 June 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2017/12/14/detroit-hudsons-site-skyscraper-detroit/945294001/|title = Gilbert, Duggan, Snyder headline groundbreaking for Detroit's new tallest skyscraper}} |
| 2
|Monroe Blocks - Office Tower | |536 / 163 ?? |35 ? |2022 ? |Groundbreaking occurred on December 13, 2018. As of May 2021, the project remains largely undeveloped and alternative uses are being planned for the site.{{Cite web|url=https://detroit.curbed.com/2018/12/13/18135079/monroe-blocks-development-groundbreaking-downtown-detroit|title=Monroe Blocks development breaks ground in downtown Detroit|last=Runyan|first=Robin|date=2018-12-13|website=Curbed Detroit|access-date=2018-12-14}} https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2021/05/24/bedrock-plans-roller-rink-sports-courts-monroe-block-site/5201117001/ |
| 3
|Monroe Blocks - Residential Tower | |335 / 102 ?? |20 ? |2022 ? |
| 4
|The Louis | |290 / 88 |24 |? |Located on the site of the former Joe Louis Arena. Groundbreaking occurred in February 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1602981/the-louis-detroit-mi-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411183945/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1602981/the-louis-detroit-mi-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |title=The Louis|website=Emporis|access-date=11 April 2022}} |
| 5
|Hudson's Site - Block{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} | |240 / 73 |14 |2023 |Groundbreaking occurred on December 14, 2017. |
| 6
|The Exchange {{citation needed|date=January 2022}} | |209 / 64 |16 |2022 |Groundbreaking occurred on March 1, 2021. |
Timeline of tallest buildings
File:DavidStottsitsamongDetroittowers.jpg in 2007; it is the city's third tallest building and rises above the Detroit Financial District.]]
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Detroit. For most of Detroit's earlier years, the tallest buildings in the city were churches and government buildings with their steeples. The first skyscraper in the city is usually considered the Hammond Building, completed in 1889. However, since the 10-story building did not surpass the steeple of the Fort Street Presbyterian Church, it never became a city record holder. The first skyscraper to have the distinction of being Detroit's tallest building was the Ford Building, completed in 1909.{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=9569 |title=Ford Building |access-date=2007-11-05 |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609201005/http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=9569 |archive-date=2007-06-09 }}
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Tallest buildings in Detroit's suburban cities
This list ranks buildings in Detroit's suburban municipalities that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.
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| Rank
! Name ! Image ! Location ! Floors ! Year ! Notes |
|---|
| 1
| 125px | 402 / 122 | 32 | 1975 | The 15th tallest skyscraper in Metro Detroit.{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=477 |title=Southfield |access-date=2008-02-09 |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202071210/http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=477 |archive-date=2008-02-02 }} |
| 2
| 125px | Southfield | 395 / 120 | 28 | 1989 |
| 3
| 125px | Southfield | 370 / 113 | 28 | 1986 |
| 4
| 125px | Troy | 346 / 106 | 25 | 1974 | Tallest building in Troy. |
| 5
| 125px | Southfield | 331 / 101 | 26 | 1975 |
| 6
| 125px | Southfield | 328 / 100 | 33 | 1983 |
| 7
| 125px | Southfield | 270 / 82 | 20 | 1979 |
| 8
| 125px | 267 / 82 | 26 | 1969 |A residential high-rise, Tower Plaza is Ann Arbor's tallest building.{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=1098 |title=Ann Arbor |access-date=2008-02-09 |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212114551/http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=1098 |archive-date=2008-02-12 }} |
| 9
| Shore Club Skytower | 260 / 79 | 26 | 1965 | Tallest building in St Clair Shores and Macomb County.{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=2736 |title=St. Clair Shores |access-date=2008-02-09 |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060622212725/http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=2736 |archive-date=2006-06-22 }} |
| 10
| Travelers Tower I | Southfield | 256 / 78 | 18 | 1971 |
| 11
| One Towne Square | 125px | Southfield | 253 / 77 | 21 | 1992 |
| 12
| 125px | 249 / 76 | 15 | 1996 | |
| 13
| 125px | 247 / 75 | 1 | 1928 | Tallest building in Wayne County outside of Detroit. |
| 14
| 125px | Flint | 226 / 69 | 19 | 1930 |
| 15
| Macomb County Building | 125px | 219 / 67 | 13 | 1944 | Tallest building in Mount Clemens. |
| 16=
| rowspan=2|125px | Dearborn | 213 / 65 | 15 | 1973 | Tallest building in Dearborn.{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=470 |title=Dearborn |access-date=2010-08-05 |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526011517/http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=470 |archive-date=2011-05-26 }} |
| 16=
| Dearborn | 213 / 65 | 15 | 1971 |
| 16=
| 125px | Dearborn | 213 / 65 | 14 | 1976 |
| 19
| 125px | Ann Arbor | 212 / 65 | 10 | 1936 |
| 20
| 125px | Troy | 207 / 63 | 16 | 1983 | {{cite web|title=Centennial Troy|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=1728|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617191231/http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=1728|archive-date=2008-06-17|publisher=SkyscraperPage}} |
| 21
| 125px | Ann Arbor | 205 / 62 | 19 | 1960 |
| 22
| Southfield Centre | 125px | Southfield | 201 / 61 | 14 | 1976 |
| 23
| 125px | 200 / 61 | 13 | 1973 | Tallest building in Downriver and the tallest building between Detroit and Toledo, Ohio. Being redeveloped into apartments as of 2024. |
Notes
:A. ^ {{note label|note01|A|a}}{{note label|note01|A|b}}{{note label|note01|A|c}}General Motors, the owner of the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, maintains that the building has 73 floors.{{cite web|url=http://www.gmrencen.com/About/tabid/54/Default.aspx |title=About GM Renaissance Center |publisher=General Motors |access-date=2009-08-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208171757/http://gmrencen.com/About/tabid/54/Default.aspx |archive-date=2009-02-08 }} Hines Interests, the property management firm for the building, gives a floor count of 74,{{cite web|url=http://www.hines.com/property/detail.aspx?id=1802 |title=GM Renaissance Center |publisher=Hines Interests Limited Partnership |access-date=2009-08-21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727221232/http://www.hines.com/property/detail.aspx?id=1802 |archive-date=2009-07-27 }} while architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill gives a floor count of 75.{{cite web|url=http://www.som.com/content.cfm/general_motors_renaissance_center_interiors |title=General Motors Renaissance Center - Interiors |publisher=Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |access-date=2009-08-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823134244/http://www.som.com/content.cfm/general_motors_renaissance_center_interiors |archive-date=2009-08-23 }} Emporis and other building database sites usually give the floor count as 70,{{cite web|url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0027655|title=Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center|publisher=Nicolas Janberg ICS|work=Structurae|access-date=2009-08-21}} while other sources state 73 stories.{{Cite book| author= Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A.| title= Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition| year= 1980| publisher= Wayne State University Press| isbn= 0-8143-1651-4| url-access= registration| url= https://archive.org/details/detroitarchitect0000unse}} This table uses the floor count of 73 as stated officially by the building's owner.
:B. {{note label|note02|B|^}}New York has 216 existing and under construction buildings over {{convert|492|ft|m|0}}, Chicago has 114, Miami has 32, Houston has 31, Los Angeles has 26, Dallas has 20, San Francisco has 21, Atlanta has 19, Boston has 19, Las Vegas has 16, Seattle has 15, Philadelphia has 15, Minneapolis has 11, Pittsburgh has 10, Jersey City has 9, Detroit has 8, Denver has 7. Source of Skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com diagrams: [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594088 New York City], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594100 Chicago], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594120 Miami], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594143 Houston], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594152 Los Angeles], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594162 Dallas], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594179 Atlanta], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594187 San Francisco], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594192 Boston], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594197 Las Vegas], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594204 Seattle], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594208 Philadelphia], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594215 Pittsburgh], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594222 Jersey City], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594226 Minneapolis], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594249 Detroit], [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?31594238 Denver].
:C. {{note label|note03|C|^}}The capitol of Michigan was relocated to Lansing in 1847, and the original capitol building was destroyed in a fire in 1893.
:D. {{note label|note04|D|^}}This building was destroyed in 1961.
:E. ^ {{note label|note05|E|a}}{{note label|note05|E|b}}St. Joseph Church, completed in 1873, tied the height of the Detroit City Hall. The city therefore had two tallest buildings for a period of 4 years, until the Fort Street Presbyterian Church was completed in 1877.
:F. {{note label|note06|F|^}}This building was constructed as the Book-Cadillac Hotel, but is now officially known as the Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel.
References
;General
- {{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=101037&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040918233124/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=101037&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 18, 2004|title=Detroit|publisher=Emporis.com|access-date=2011-01-27}}
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External links
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- [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?c471 Diagram of Detroit skyscrapers] on SkyscraperPage.com
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